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Scroll on down, ladies! If your name is here then you're a winner! Be sure and send me your address to cedvalson@ckmedia.com with the title of the post you won in the subject line and I'll get your prize out to you lickety split!

The two lucky winners of last week's Moxie Monday featuring SEI's Mimosa Collection are:

Harriet who said...

These colors and papers are luscious...

and Catherine who said...

All beautiful, but love the Cosmos and Key Lime best. What a fun line.

The winner of the Five (x4) for Friday: Let's Cool Off with Some Hot Dogs post is:

Parker and Emma's Mom who said...
We had a little weiner dog when I was a kid. My fave is the pillow.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by last week and left a comment! I LOVE reading what you have to say here in the Moxie Fab World.

Until tomorrow,

~Cath

Moxie Monday: Some Fun, Some Edge, & Some Groove from Inkadinkado

It’s Monday, friends! You know what means! That means I’m going to show you some moxie fab product for you to try and win! Now that's a good deal!

It’s been a while since I’ve featured some stamps, and I think it’s high time that I did.

These stamps come from a company that you are very familiar with because they have been around for a long time and you have been using them your entire paper crafting career. Well, maybe that’s a bold statement, but I know that I have.

Inkadinkado does just about everything. They have every style, every occasion, every background, and every sentiment you could possibly ever imagine. Not only that, but they do every occasion, every background, and every sentiment in style. Today I’ve got some fun, some edge, and some groove—and it’s all for you. Check it:

Some Fun:

Cool Turtle

Little Bird

Dotted Flourish

Handmade

Fun Tree

Some Edge:

Rock & Roll Skull

You Rock

Butterfly

Some Groove:

Mod Birthday

Thank You

Congratulations

Bubbly Thank You

Dancing Together

You likey? Leave me a comment that says which stamp you like best and why by midnight MDT on Sunday, July 19 and I’ll send—get this—all these stamps to TWO lucky winners. Now that’s a good deal!

Enjoy the rest of your Monday,

~Cath

Five (x4) for Friday: Let's Cool Off with Some Hot Dogs

I’m feeling a little silly today, my friends. It’s been an extremely long week, and I’m just giddy about the fact that the weekend is about to arrive. And I can sense by the vibes you're sending through the screen that you are feeling exactly the same way. I don’t know about you, but when I get beyond tired and find myself in that iffy realm of I’m-not-sure-if-I-should-laugh-or-cry, silliness usually ensues. That’s all I've got to explain the trend focus in today’s Five for Friday which is…

Dachshunds.

I mean, look at these little guys. Aren’t they just the most loveably silly little creatures on the face of the earth?

BBQ the Dachshund Pillow from Cuore

Spring Bloom Greeting Card from BellaBludesigns

D is for Dachshund Key Chain from popdogpress

Dachshund Earrings from wildwildthings

Dachshund Personalized Stationery Set from BellaBludesigns

Kawaii Dachshund Coin Purse from fieldofroses

Dachshund Chalk Board from twiceasnice

Appliqued Dachshund T-Shirt from KimGDesigns

Vintage Dachshund Dixie Wiener Dog Stationery Set from snew

Red Wiener Dog Hoodie from finchdesignsf

Wiener Dog in Red Sweater Earrings from TillyLula

Dachshund Blank Card from OrangeTwist

Vintage Fruit Stem Fabric Dachshund from aliceapple

Dachshund Pendant from gigglesandglam

Wiener Dog Onesie and Burp Cloth Gift Set from BellaBludesigns

Dachshund Shopping Bag from NotYetDesign

Apples Lynch Print Wiener Dog Folk Art from watercolorqueen

Dachshunds in Sweaters Coffee Sleeve from Karley

Wiener Dog Belt Buckle from lucybluestudio

Keep Calm and Love Doxies Print from TheLobsterPot

See what I mean? Let me know which one made you grin widest by midnight MST on Sunday, July 12 and I'll un-"leash" some "doxie fab" product for one winner to pant over!

Never let your belly touch the ground,

~Cath

It's All Green to Me Challenge

Who’s ready for the next Moxie Fab World Challenge?

If you're wiggling in your chair saying “I am! I am!”--and don't even try to pretend that you're not raising your hand, I so know that you are--then this one’s for you!

As you may recall, the July/August issue of Paper Crafts magazine is all about paper crafting ECO-nomically and ECO-logically. This, my friends, is why we most affectionately refer to it as our ECO issue. As I may have mentioned here before, it’s chock full of ideas that help you save money AND be kind to Mother Earth at the same time.

In the Moxie Fabs column for this issue, we focused on two trendy things: typography and green sayings or symbols. The task I put to the designers was this: Create a paper-crafted project that treats eco-friendly sayings/symbols/words in a clever way.

For example, in this card, Layle Koncar used the familiar phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle.” Typographically, she paired the prefix “Re” just once with the additional suffixes (which, by the way, is reducing, reusing, and recycling in and of itself!) Cleverly, she used a birthday theme that emphasizes the way some people “recycle” the number of years since they’ve been born.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Card, p. 24

Kim Kesti did something similar, but with a bit of a different twist. In this card she’s used the recycling symbol. The clever part comes when you open the card to see a $20 tucked inside. I hadn’t really thought about it before, but money really is the ultimate in recycling isn’t it?

The Ultimate Card, p. 25

I love what Beth Opel has done typographically in her clever card. Choosing “earth words” that mean a great deal to her, she went to wordle.com to create a word collage that is both visually appealing and meaningful.

Green Card, p. 26

Inspired? Here are some more images that should get your creative juices flowing.

Its A Wrap Planet Earth Reusable Lunch Tote from Torrilynn123

Recycled Symbol Tile Pendant from tinytreesboutique

Save Our Planet Tree Lovers Pocket Mirror from ButtonDivas

Recycle Bicycle Green Button Pin Badge from theangryrobot

Go Green in French Market tote from parischicboutique

It's Easy Being Green Button Pin Badge from theangryrobot

Green Baby Embroidered Bib from LBaricsCrafts

SOS Earth T-shirt from Ban T-Shirts

Green Recycle Icon Earrings from ButtonDivas

Go Green Lightbulb Keychain from ButtonDivas

Embroidered Organic Bar Mop Towel with Tree from LBaricsCrafts

Go Green Digital Collage from CraftyCatStudio

Whaddayatink? Can you come up with something green and groovy? I knew that you could. Upload a jpg of your project in our It's All Green to Me Challenge gallery on Flickr by clicking here by midnight MST on Monday, July 20 and I'll post the winners on this blog on Wednesday, July 22 as well as send them a moxie fab prize!

Greenaliciously yours,

~Cath

Lovely as a Tree Challenge Winners

Hello friends! I'm so glad to see you in the Moxie Fab World today! After looking at 253 images uploaded by 101 members—a record number thus far in our moxie fab history—I’ve had the extraordinarily difficult job of narrowing down the winners of our Lovely as a Tree Challenge.

If you click on over to the gallery, you’ll see that we’ve got bright trees, dark trees, tall trees, stout trees, bubble trees, leafy trees, stamped trees, stitched trees, and well, just every kind of tree you can possibly imagine. And while I loved trees created by so many, but especially by iheartart760, heidivanlaar, marlacards, NinaB (momtoggk), rachelhope13, and Taos Girl; I had to narrow it down even further to choose today’s winners.

May I have a drum roll please?

Ladies (and gentlemen), I bring you the Lovely as a Tree challenge winners:

Bright Trees by julie_stamps

Moxie Fab Alert: Super fun and bright bubble trees on equally super fun and bright patterned paper

Vintage Memories Card by yoast1

Moxie Fab Alert: Vintage tree image treated softly with a perfectly lovely sentiment

Together Layout by piradee

Moxie Fab Alert: Transparent wood grain tree, floral blossoms, pom-poms, sentiment ties in perfectly with the photo and motif

Hello Card by *daniela*

Moxie Fab Alert: Clean and graphic style, moxie fab color combo, and the yellow tree border makes me exceedingly happy

Summery Hills Card by courtney k

Moxie Fab Alert: Does a tree get much more moxie fab than this? I'm just sayin'. I love the two hills, the flowers on said hills, the striped tree trunk, the circles that make the tree leaves, the stitched outlines, the butterfly, the clouds. Um. Yeah. I pretty much love everything about this card. If it were food I would eat it.

But wait! There’s more. Winners of Moxie Fab World Challenges will now receive this badge to put on their blogs!

Winners, when you send me the email with your address claiming your prize to cedvalson@ckmedia.com, I’ll send you the jpg for this badge as well as instructions on how and what to link it back to!

What’s that you say? You think the Moxie Fab World got moxie fab-ier? I couldn’t agree more!

For those of you who have won challenges in the past, you are welcome to email me to receive the badge. Just be sure and mention the challenge that you won, and I’ll send it your way with further instructions!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the challenge! It was loads o’ fun seeing all your lovely trees! Stay tuned tomorrow for details on the next contest—for you’ll be green with envy if you miss it!

Knowing that friendship is a sheltering tree,

~Cath

PS Speaking of challenges, have you voted yet in this week's round of Gallery Idol? Click here for all the details on how to vote for your favie!

It's Good to Be a Winner!

We had ourselves a good ol' time here in the Moxie Fab World last week, didn't we friends? And for the following lucky winners, it just got more fun! Congratulations ladies, a package will be coming your way very soon!

The four winners of the Just Chillin' collections from last week's Moxie Monday are:

L'iza who said...
The guitar rocks !!! love this new line

Jennifer who said...
Brocade from the girl collection is so pretty!

Lexi B. who said...
That Oilcloth paper is so VINTAGE! LOVE IT! And i *heart* anything with butterflies and woodgrain so that last paper, which I didn't even know existed!!!, is a MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and Susan McRae who said...
I love the wood butterflies, so pretty!

Ladies, send me which collection you prefer--Just Chillin' Girl or Just Chillin' Boy and I'll honor your request on a first-come, first-serve basis. Thanks!

The two winners of a copy of Creating Keepsakes' special issue Computer Tricks for Scrapbooking 3 from the Editor's Choice I did with Jennafer Martin are:

Lilly who said...
The Polyvore site looks great. I am going to try it right now!Thanks a lot!

and KanataNewf who said...
Love the suggestions for the sites - I suspect I will be checking out a few of them. Being an avid card-maker, I follow TONS of sites (thank goodness for google reader)! My favourite go to for anytime inspiration has to be SplitCoast Stampers.

...and the winner of a patriotic prize on last week's Five for Friday is:

Jen who said...
One of each please!!!!!! Yummmmmmmm!Happy 4th of July! :)

OK you lucky ducks, send me an email with your address and the prize you won in the subject line to cedvalson@ckmedia.com and I'll get your prize in the mail right away!

It's a special day here tomorrow, friends. I'll be announcing the winners of our Lovely as a Tree challenge--our biggest one yet! So stay close!

I love giving stuff away,

~Cath

Moxie Monday: Mimosa from SEI

You’re on a tropical island sitting on the beach. You can hear the rhythmic crash of the waves as seagulls chime without care in the distance. The wind blows softly through your hair as you turn the next page in your captivating book. You can smell the clean sea air and feel its moist coolness on your cheeks as you soak up the sun like a sponge.

Near your fingertips, nestled snugly in the sand is a cool drink, the droplets of condensation on the glass dripping like rain as the temperature rises. Finding yourself a touch thirsty, you lick your lips with your tongue in response and reach for…

…one of these from SEI:

Mimosa (Shimmer)

Mint Julep (Shimmer)

Daiquiri (Glitter)

Margarita (Glitter)

Sangria (Glitter)

Mimosa Velvet Paper

Pink Lady (Pearl)

Chartreuse (Pearl)

Valencia (Shimmer)

Cut in a neat wedge, floating in the glass is one of these:

Key Lime

Mango

Guava

Feeling deliciously refreshed, you decide to put a flower in your hair and reach for one of these:

Cosmos (Pearl)

Thing is, you don't really have to be on a beach to enjoy these succulent papers. All you need to do is leave a comment by midnight MST on Sunday, July 12 telling me which you like most and why and I'll select two random winners to receive this delectable collection.

Mimosa Collection

Now friends, before we break our oceanside reverie, I just want to remind you that today is the last day to enter our Lovely as a Tree Challenge. I will post the winners on Wednesday and I'd love for you to be one of them! Click here for the details and here to post your project in our gallery.

Feeling easy and breezy,

~Cath

Five (x4) for Friday: Sweeten Up Your 4th of July

Looking for last-minute dessert ideas for your 4th of July picnic, or perhaps some patriotic gift bag or card inspiration? Well, you've come to the right place, friends--and the best part? Looking at these delicious images won't cause any kind of e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n whatsoever!

Me? I'm fixing to make a good old fashioned cherry pie. It's my daughter's birthday tomorrow--yep, she's my firecracker!--and since she's not a cakey type, I've always made her some kind of pie for her birthday. Unfortunately, that will cause some kind of e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n, I'm pretty sure. Oh well, that's what the elliptical is for!

I'm not sure how practical some of these desserts are--you know Martha, she tends to be a little over the top--but they certainly are festive and inspiring, and whether they inspire in you to have a cooking adventure or a paper crafting adventure, I hope it's one to remember!

Red White and Blue Parfaits

Red, White, and Blueberry Cheesecake Tart

Red, White, and Blue Tarts

Vacherin with Whipped Cream and Mixed Berries

Mixed Berry Sald with Mint

Fruited Cheesecake Flag

Vanilla Cabinets with Fresh Fruit

Star-Spangled Shortcake

Fourth of July Cupcakes

American Flag Tart

Vanilla-Raspberry Sundaes

Flag Cupcakes

Individual Summer Puddings

Red, White, and Blueberry Trifle

Flag Cookies

Pavlova

Individual Red, White, and Blueberry Layer Cakes

Berry Pound Cake with Whipped Cream

Berry Cupcakes

Flag Sheet Cake

Is your sweet tooth satisfied? Let me know which dessert did the trick by midnight MST on Sunday, July 5 and I'll whip up a patriotic prize for one random winner!

Have a sweet holiday,

~Cath

PS Don't forget! The deadline for our Lovely as a Tree challenge is this coming Monday at midnight MST. I'll post the winners here on Wednesday, July 8 as well as send them a moxie fabulous prize. Who knows? Maybe one of the winners could be YOU! Click here for the details and here to join the group!

Three Cheers for the Red, White, & Blue!

Lulu Chair

3-D Chandelier

Velvet Pouf Pillow

Sabina Orchid Hobo

Olivetti Manual Typewriter - White

Vans Authentic Sneaker

Paper Dolls Wall Art by Alexander Girard

Kimchi Embroidered Cutout Dress

Round Peacock Printed Rug

Crosley Classic Kitchen Phone

Peacock Plume Dish

Zumreed Headphones

Heart Pillow by Alexander Girard

Desk Lamp

Kimchi Blue Zip Pleat Ruffle Dress

Dr. Marten Cherry Red 1460 8 Eye Boot

Snail Lampbase

Kimchi Blue Double Pocket Tote

Clear Bubble Umbrella

Woven Band Watch

Marais USA Patent Ballet

Rolleiflex Mini Digital Camera

Dachshund Lamp

Ikat Slipper Chair

Three cheers for the red, white, and blue! (And Urban Outfitters for their inspiring products!)

Feeling festive,

~Cath

Editor's Choice: Jennafer Martin from Creating Keepsakes Magazine

It's Wednesday, friends! I hope it's been a good one so far!

A common theme in the Moxie Fab World is that inspiration is all around us. And while we have focused mostly on visual trends, today my dear friend, Jennafer Martin, is going to show us trendy ways that we can access inspiration online.

Jennafer is one of the most talented people I know in this industry. We met when she was the Managing Editor of Paper Crafts magazine and she taught me everything I know about how to cross-promote and shape a concept into a cohesive publication. When she moved on to become the Editor-in-Chief of Simple Scrapbooks and Digital Scrapbooking, I was happy for her but sad for myself, as I was so inspired by her on a daily basis, and I knew how much I was going to miss collaborating with her. Now Jennafer is the Managing Editor of Special Issues and New Media at Creating Keepsakes, and she's got a lot to share with us today about trendy ways to connect with others online.

Join me in welcoming Jennafer to the Moxie Fab World, friends! She's got a ton of ideas, so get ready to bookmark, bookmark, bookmark!

Hello Moxie Fab readers!

As readers of this blog, you know that the web contains tons of inspiration resources. You can find trendy color combos, celebrity hand outs, products, and more. But the hottest trend online is YOU. Websites are clamoring to offer you the chance to share your thoughts, your hobbies, your product and website picks, and your life with others. And they are doing it through sites that offer community and interaction; in other words, social media sites. You can participate in as many or as few sites as you like. Here are just a handful of sites to check out.

Share Your Thoughts
These days, it seems like everyone has a blog (or two or three), but more and more people are now micro-blogging: sharing short updates of what’s going on in their lives. Sites like Twitter invite you to share what you’re thinking or doing throughout the day. The limit of 140 characters in each update allows you to send updates through SMS or texting, and provides a fun challenge to condense what you’re thinking as concisely as possible.

Twitter also enables you to connect to others with similar interests or keep tabs on your friends, favorite celebrities or companies. Personally, my funny bone is tickled following Cathy Zielske and Ellen DeGeneres.

Share Your Hobbies
You’re probably aware of sites for scrapbookers and paper crafters such as Two Peas in a Bucket, Scrap and Paper Corner, and Lifetime Moments, but there are hundreds of sites for hobbyists of all kinds to gather and connect with one another and share their passions.

For example, Crochet Soiree is a fun site for crochet enthusiasts to find patterns, participate in discussion forums, share their creations, and more.


Gardening lovers can share success tips at Garden Guides and stamp collectors can share their collections at Glassine Surfer.

There’s even a site for female bloggers to gather and connect that’s aptly named Blogher.

Whatever your hobby, you can find a site to share it and connect to others for it online.

Share Your Product Picks
Most company websites offer a place for you to comment on or rate their products, but other sites exist not just to offer your opinion but to share the products themselves.

Review and share what’s on your reading list at sites like Shelfari or Goodreads. You can connect with other book lovers and read their reviews too—or, mark down books you’d like to read in the future.

Create your optimal outfit by combining items into a personal collage and share it with others on Polyvore.


Or, create wish lists for any items you want on Kaboodle. You can share your lists with friends or the larger Kaboodle community. Each item is linked to a site where you or your loved ones can purchase it, making it very convenient for shopping (and for overt hints for gift-giving). I know people who have used Kaboodle for gift registries and Christmas lists.



Share Your Website Picks
You’ll find a “share” or “email this to a friend” tab on many websites in order to show friends cool articles or products. But you can also share what you’re currently viewing online as well as the sites you’ve bookmarked on sites like Delicious and Digg. These social bookmarking sites allow you to save your bookmarks online so you can access them no matter what computer or browser you’re using. Plus, you can see others’ bookmarked sites as well, leading you to find online goodies you may otherwise have missed.

Share Your Life
Just like hobby sites let you connect with other hobbyists, community sites allow you to connect and share your life with people in the same stage of life or with similar lifestyle interests. Communities such as Mommy.com help you connect with other mothers, set up play dates, share successful discipline techniques and more.


If, like me, you’re a proud and doting aunt, Savvy Auntie connects you to other aunts and share fun activity—and spoiling!—ideas.


If you’d like support in dieting to lose weight or adapting to a new diet (such as a low-fat or gluten-free diet) you can find a community of like-minded peeps at 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet.

So whatever your thoughts, hobbies, likes and life, there’s a community out there for you. Look for and join the fun in one or more, because it’s all about you sharing you.

Enjoy!
Jennafer Martin
Managing Editor, Special Issues & New Media
Creating Keepsakes magazine

Now friends, Jennafer would just love to give away the Creating Keepsakes special issue Computer Tricks for Scrapbooking 3 if you leave a comment about one of the sites you see here, or other sites you enjoy. Drop us a line by midnight MST on Sunday, July 5 and I'll draw two random winners!

Helping to connect the dots between you and you,

~Cath

PS How are your projects coming for our Lovely as a Tree Challenge? You have until Monday at midnight MST to enter. Click here to see the gallery of projects entered so far, click here to see how to enter!